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Meaning of "cornicle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORNICLE

ˈkɔːnɪkəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNICLE

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Cornicle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CORNICLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cornicle

The cornicle is one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the last segment of the bodies of aphids. They are sometimes mistaken for cerci. They are no more than pores in some species. These abdominal tubes exude droplets of a quick-hardening defensive fluid containing triacylglycerols called cornicle wax. There is some confusion in the literature about the function of the cornicle wax secretions. It was common at one time to suggest that the cornicles were the source of the honeydew, and this was even included in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and even appears in the 2008 edition of the World Book Encyclopedia. There also is documentation in the literature for cornicle wax luring predators in some cases.

Definition of cornicle in the English dictionary

The definition of cornicle in the dictionary is a wax-secreting organ on an aphid's abdomen that is shaped like a horn.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORNICLE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORNICLE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CORNICLE

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNICLE»

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Bulletin
PLATE VI. A. — Acaudus lychnidis, cornicle of alate form. B. — Acaudus lychnidis , cauda of alate form. C. — Anwraphis amygdali, cornicle of alate form. D. — Anwaphis amygdali, cauda of alate form. E. — Anwraphis amygdali, head of alate  ...
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Department bulletin
A. — Acaudus lychnidis, cornicle of alate form. B. — Acaudus lychnidis, cauda of alate form. C. — Anuraphis amygdali, cornicle of alate form. D. — Anuraphis amygdali, cauda of alate form. E. — Anuraphis amygdali, head of alate form.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 1922
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The Shipley collection of scientific papers
A. — Acaudus lychnidis, cornicle of alate form. B. — Acaudus lychnidis, cauda of alate form. C — Anuraphis amygdali, cornicle of alate form. D. — Anuraphis amygdali, cauda of alate form. E. — Anuraphis amygdali, head of alate form.
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Generic classification of the hemipterous family Aphididae
A. — Acaudus lychnidis, cornicle of alate form. B. — Acaudus lychnidis, cauda of alate form. C. — Anuraphis amygdali, cornicle of alate form. D. — Anuraphis amygdali, cauda of alate form. E. — Anuraphis amygdali, head of alate form.
Arthur Challen Baker, 1922
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The University Studies ...
A. canae Williams, PI. II, figs. 26, head and antenna; 27, cornicle; 28, style, of winged viviparous female (a = where tip of antenna is broken off) ; 20, antenna ; 30, cornicle, of an immature Aphis on the same slide. A. cnici Williams, Pis. II and III ...
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University Studies
A. canae Williams, Pl. II, figs, 26, head and antenna; 27, cornicle; 28, style, of winged viviparous female (a = where tip of antenna is* broken off) ; 29, antenna; 30, cornicle, of an immature Aphis on the same slide. A. cnici Williams, Pis. II and III ...
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A revision of the North American aphids of the genus Myzus
Unguis about twice as long as base of VI ; cornicle about three times as long as cauda sensoriatus, new species, p. 19. Unguis about four times as long as base of VI; cornicle about two and one-half times as long as cauda . .eriobotryae Tissot , ...
Preston Walter Mason, 1940
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Miscellaneous Studies in Agriculture and Biology
Aphis gossypii Glover, cornicle. Fig. 193. Aphis gossypii Glover, cauda. Fig. 194. Aphis sambucifoliae Fitch, cauda. Fig. 195. Aphis sambucifoliae Fitch, cornicle. Fig. 196. Myzaphis abietina (Walker), third and fourth antennal segments. Fig.
University of California, Berkeley, Albert Free Swain, Howard Brett Frost, 1919
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Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and ...
Top left: Aphis nerii emitting a droplet of cornicle wax in response to being poked with a metal probe. Top right: A braconid wasp, its abdomen bent forward, about to oviposit in an aphid. Bottom left: A similar wasp, stuck to the plant's surface, ...
Thomas Eisner, Maria Eisner, Melody Siegler, 2005
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Dictionary of Insect Morphology
corium of maxillary palp, corium palpi maxillare: a flexible membrane between the base of the basal joint of the maxillary palp and the palpifer cornicle I, siphunculus: the small, paired tubes on the dorsal aspect of the fifth or the sixth, ...
Henrik Steinmann, Lajos Zombori, 1999

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNICLE»

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Aphid Outbreak Leads To “Staggering” Losses
... the tube-like-structure called the cornicle, which is at the back of the aphid,” Joseph explains. “However, this patch is absent on lettuce aphid. «Growing Produce, Oct 14»
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